1975-03-06
1977-07-12
Pinkham, Richard C.
35 48A, G09B 502
Patent
active
040344878
ABSTRACT:
An automated testing apparatus in which the entire control and report is carried in a single, multiple-column computer punch card. Each of the twelve horizontal rows of the card provide opportunity to record one of up to four possible answers to a given question, to prepunch into the card a binary number corresponding to that of the correct answer, and a number up to 100, in binary form, for the selection of a selected slide out of a plurality of slides. The apparatus comprises a slide projector with a slide holder, each of the slides carrying information concerning a specific question, four possible selected answers, and one correct answer. There is a card punch/reader, which can read any of the prepunched spaces, and under control of the student or other person being tested, can punch in any one of four rows. Each column of the punched card concerns a separate question, a separate slide, separate suggested answers, and a separate correct answer. A selected group of columns can comprise a first test, another group of column a second test, etc. up to the total of 80 columns maximum, in the commercial punched cards. The card punch/reader is capable of remote controlled punching in a selected number of rows, and can read, by photoelectric devices, a selected number of prepunched holes in a selected number of rows. A group of up to four or more answer. Select Push Buttons are provided for the student to select one of four suggested answers.
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Hum Vance Y.
Pinkham Richard C.
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